Gore: The Avenue That Slashes the East End – July 7th.
If you look closely at a map of Vancouver, you’ll see that Gore Avenue does not align with anything. It was carved out of the forest before surveyors were laying out streets, giving it a unique path at an angle from all the others. Yet so much of the city’s development at one time or another has been found along Gore Ave. Railtown and the Japanese District, elements of church and state, the old boundary of Chinatown, and the glorious and humble architecture of the 20th century can be found on this strip of road. From Hogan’s Alley to the edge of old False Creek, no other street in Vancouver delivers so much in nine blocks. Tickets are $15.
About John: John Douglas Belshaw is a second generation Vancouverite who lives in the East End. He is a graduate of Douglas College, UBC, SFU and the London School of Economics. John is a history professor with Thompson Rivers University and currently teaches courses online. He is the author and co-author of several histories of BC and Vancouver, including Vancouver Confidential (2014), Vancouver Noir: 1930-1960 (2011) and Becoming British Columbia: A Population History (2009). He is also the author of two truly mammoth histories of Canada, both of which are used in university classrooms across the country.
